Game device



Nov. 1"] 1925. 1,561,934

3: W. J. KENNEDY GAME DEVI CE Filed Aug. 5, 1924 INVENTOR v/aifer 17172222 2 Q BY A'ITOR Y Patented Nov; 17, 1925.

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:Application afieaa g st 5, .19 4. serial 1%. 230,152.

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,B ,it knowngthat .1, mam al KENNED .a eitizenofathe-UnitedfStates,..and re 11 at New York, in the cQunty-ofQK-{eW and .fitataofNew Yorlglaaveinv ntged cer- .tain new and useful Improvements in .Game ,Devices, of which the following lis :speci- .fication, s'uch .as -,will. enable those: skilled in the art to which it appertains .to and .use the-same.

.-;I,-h-1s invent on relates to, games and ,par-

ticularly to a 1 device of. this .class or simple construction, which is ass ned to amuse both young and told; .and the object .of :the

invention is to provide a .game device comprising a 'perforatei-gameboaril, LIwithmeans shown in Fig. 1; and,

.for supporting theaboa-r d m, a lfloorgor other surface whereby .al ball or other object ,may be moved over such surface (to enter .and

,pass through -the apertures .in ,-1-,1' 1 e ameboard, and l to characterize the .a erturles. to

give different values ,thereto'; rth erpbject being to provide a game o'f'the class specifiedwhi-ch is very: inexpensive to manufacture by'reason or the simplicity of its construction, and whereby the game may be classed with games sold at retail for ten cents or less than ten cents, and further whereby the game may be compactly folded together and sold in a fiat or compact package; and with these and other objects in view, theinvention consists in a game device of the class and for the purpose specified constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawin forms a part, in which the separate parts 0 my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of my improved game device showing the same mounted in position for use.

Fig 2 is a side view of the construction a Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the easels which are employed, detached.

My invention pertains to a game device which is 'of such simple and inexpensive construction as to permit of its manufacture and sale at a retail price as low as ten cents, or even lower if desired, whereby an interesting and attractive game may be purchased at a very nominal expense or whereby the these apertures may be given d1 values ,or counts'loy .any suitable designating =..or cha acterizing lines, i ape t ir flbegame may ,be,,giv,en .away .as .;a premium ,by quarried-p e s;distribu ors.orretail dealers, a d emyiagm lineman n o efle lI ,p rovide an ,elfofngatedF.board.5 hich: maybe .colnpos ed oflheavy paper, 'c'ardboardor: s milar material andzlongitudinally.of.thelbo'ard .5 and adjacent .one side edgethereof and ,.,open1ng fthroiigh {said side edge .,are' spaced apertures I6, 7}and v.8, three fof which :are

.shownlin ,the accompanying -and drawing ingcharacterized inthe construction} shown,

.o'verthe :apert ures l6, 8 respectively.

It will also ..be understood that .jfront face ,o'f the board may Zjbe printed or otherwise characterized to ,givellattraetiveness to the game;

secured .to .th iloack of the board :5 .ad-

jaoent the end portions thereof are two Ease amemb Q, vW a e al o, P efe bly JfQ 'fd f mEh wyxpaper a b r a which" are fashioned'toforma flap portion 10 adapted to be glued or otherwise fixed to the board 5 or the back face thereof and a triangular easel portion 11 foldable on the flap on the line 12. Centrally of the easel 9 is formed a lock member'13 by cutting the easel on the lines 14 by a suitable die or in any other desired manner, and scoring the easel by a score line 15 to permit the folding of the. member 13- at right angles to the flap 10 when the triangular easel ortion' 11 extends at right angles to salt drawing. In this position of the parts, the member 13 rests upon a seat portion 16 formed by the lines 14 in the member 11, and the central recess 17 of the member 13 enters the corner portion 18 in the member 11 formed by the line 14 as will be apparent. It will be understood that both of the easels 9 are of the same construction, and when the game is not in use, the portions 11 are foldable upon the back face of the board 5 as are also the members 13, and said parts may be extended and locked in position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whenever desired.

A ball 19 or other member is employed in connection with and constitutes a )art of the game and is adapted to be rolled over a floor or other surface and passed through one of the apertures 6, 7 and 8 in the board 5 to erent ap as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the I score predetermined points or counts in Whatever manner in which the game may be played.

Heretofore, it has been customary in games of the class under. consideration to so construct the same as to materially increase the cost of production thereof, and thus materially increase the retail sale price of the game, and the sole purpose of my improved game device is to so simplify and specifically construct the gameas to'permit of its manufacture and sale at a retail price of ten cents or less. the entire game being composed of 'the' board with suitable means for sup porting the same in an upright or substantially upright position, and the provision of a ball or other member mounted in connection therewith and also the provision of a suitable box or container, not shown, for the two parts of the game. It will also be understood however that the game or the several parts thereof may be made of more expensive material if desired, butit is preferred that the same be made of inexpensive, light and yet strong and durable n'raterial, and while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I am not necessarily limited in this respect and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made Within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

vof with spaced apertures, means foldable onto one face of said board member for supporting the same when extended at right angles to the board members in an upright position, said means comprising easels and members formed from said easels and cooperating therewith for'retaining the same in i an extended position.

2. A game device of the class described comprising a member composed of an elongated strip of cardboard fashioned to form a plurality of spaced apertures opening outwardly through one side edge thereof, means for characterizing said apertures, easels secured to the back face of said member adjacent the end portions thereof and adapted when the game is not in use to lie flushly on said member, and when extended backwardly and at right angles to said board member to support said member ina substantially upright position, and means forming part of said easels for retaining the same in an extended position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 1st day of August, 1924.

WALTER J. KENNEDY. 

